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A graph of the main ASD scan, with combined results from the replication sample marked in yellow. Genome-wide significant clusters are marked in green. The x axis shows genomic position (chromosomes 1–22) and the y axis shows statistical significance as –log10(P) of z statistics. The cutoff for statistical significance is marked by the horizontal red line.

Largest genome-wide association study yields common variants associated with risk of autism

Mark Daly and colleagues report the results of a large genome-wide association meta-analysis of more than 18,000 individuals with ASD, including the newly genotyped Danish iPSYCH cohort.

SFARI September 2018 announcements: 2018 Pilot and Research awardees, new SFARI Gene data release and more

This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) SFARI 2018 Pilot and Research awardees announced, (2) SFARI Gene: New data release, (3) SFARI spring 2018 science meeting discussed latest developments in autism research, (4) SFARI workshop discusses zebrafish as experimental systems to study autism, (5) Winter 2019 Pilot Awards - Request for applications, (6) Upcoming lecture: Evdokia Anagnostou, “Thinking differently about neurodevelopment disorders and autism: Lumping vs. splitting”.

SFARI February 2018 announcements: SPARK publication, Simons VIP new data release and more

This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) SPARK's first year: A new paper describes goals and milestones, (2) Simons Variation in Individuals Project (Simons VIP): New data release, (3) SFARI announces the launch of HumanBase, (4) Highlights of SFARI-funded research, (5) Upcoming lecture: Elise Robinson, "The NeuroDev collaboration: Building autism spectrum disorder cohorts of international research value in Kenya and South Africa", (6) Past lecture: Shafali Spurling Jeste: "On the road to precision health: Brain-based biomarkers in autism spectrum disorder", (7) Past lecture: Matthew Siegel, "Arousal, emotion regulation and challenging behaviors: Insights from the Autism Inpatient Collection", (8) Past lecture: Daniel Geschwind, "Autism genetics: Searching for coherence".

SFARI January 2018 announcements: Third-party gene scores added to SFARI Gene, SFARI Explorer Awards – Request for Applications and more

This issue of the SFARI newsletter includes: (1) Third-party gene scores added to SFARI Gene, (2) SFARI Explorer Awards - Request for Applications, (3) Highlights of SFARI-funded research, (4) Upcoming lecture: Shafali Spurling Jeste, "On the road to precision health: Brain-based biomarkers in autism spectrum disorder", (5) Past lecture: Matthew Siegel, "Arousal, emotion regulation and challenging behaviors: Insights from the Autism Inpatient Collection".

A Conversation with SFARI Investigator David Ginty

SFARI Investigator David Ginty talks about the links between deficits in the sense of touch, tactile hypersensitivity, and alterations in social behaviors in autism.

SFARI’s 2018 funding priorities

In this blog post, the SFARI science team provides insight into SFARI’s scientific priorities. A number of experimental design issues to consider when preparing a grant application in response to the 2018 Pilot and Research Awards RFA are also discussed.

A Conversation with Sharmila Banerjee-Basu about SFARI Gene

Sharmila Banerjee-Basu, founder and chief scientific officer at MindSpec Inc., discusses SFARI Gene and how it is changing the face of autism genetics research.

A Conversation with SFARI Bridge to Independence Investigator Sung Han

SFARI Investigator Sung Han discusses his lab’s work and how the Bridge to Independence Award helped him launch his independent career in autism research.

A Conversation with SFARI Investigator Liqun Luo

SFARI Investigator Liqun Luo discusses the neurodevelopmental disorder Smith-Magenis syndrome and his lab’s efforts to understand its underlying biology.

SFARI’s 2017 funding priorities

In this blog post, the SFARI science team provides insight into SFARI’s scientific priorities. A number of experimental design issues to consider when preparing a grant application in response to the 2017 Pilot and Research Awards RFA are also discussed.